Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
WARRINGTON AND HALTON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Warrington Hospital,Lovely Lane
WARRINGTON
WA51QG
UK
Contact person: Francis Arhin
Telephone: +44 1925275280
E-mail: francis.arhin1@nhs.net
NUTS: UKD61
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://whh.nhs.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Echocardiographers
Reference number: RM6276
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
To provide echocardiographers to carry out 45-minute scans per week and associated reporting at Halton Hospital.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
326 040.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
33112340
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD6
Main site or place of performance:
Halton Hospital Site, Hospital Way, Palacefields, Runcorn WA7 2DA
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
It is the intention of the authority to award the contract under the most suitable contract process. Approximate life time value of this contract is £326,040.00 VAT exempt.
This is a new service with an existing provider. Anticipated start date of 31st July 2024.
Echocardiographers to carry out scans and associated reporting at our Halton site. The Trust will be looking for approximately 55 scans per week but this may increase or decrease depending on the budget available.
- We are confident the contract period allows for delivery of the indicative volumes.
- Our initial conversation also included activity at Warrington Hospital, so we would be interested in understanding flexibility across both sites through the course of the contract, specifically for weekdays.
- Xyla Elective Care are happy to support with flexibility of service and would suggest capacity periods of 3 months over the duration of this contract to ensure that volume supplied matches the needs of the trust
- Current projected availability for June, based on 3x members of staff, whose availability has been ring-fenced for Warrington.
o At least one member of staff is familiar with the Trust
o Availability of 24 clinics (immediately bookable) through June, for an initial minimum of ~300 patients
- This is without any weekend capacity or expanded recruitment and based on a combination of short and long days as an average projection.
- Our existing staffing pool includes options for up to 8 additional staff in the local area for resilience and additional capacity over weekdays/weekends.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: The most suitable provider process with regard to the key criteria
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 04/07/2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: RM6276
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/06/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Xyla Elective Care, 9 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2APXyla Elective Care, 9 Appold Street, London, EC2A 2AP
11208789
London
UK
Telephone: +44 2077132756
NUTS: UKD6
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 326 040.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 04/07/2024. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Written representations should be sent to francis.arhin1@nhs.net
The decision-makers are Carol Graham - carolgraham1@nhs.net, and Sharon Martlow - s.martlow@nhs.net
There are no declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interests.
As Xyla Elective Care provided the highest percentage discount off tariff, the documents that they submitted were provided to the Cardio-Respiratory department. Following a review of these documents, members of the department advised that the documents provided reassurance that Xyla Elective Care were able to meet the department's requirements for quality assurance and clinical governance.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Warrington
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/06/2024